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Learn the meaning of nouns and differentiate between singular and plural forms with examples. Practice exercises included for better understanding.
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GE1155 PROJECT 4 “Singular & Plural Nouns”NOR SYAFIKA BT GHAZALIA133133
NOUNS • NOUNS are called naming-words. • They are the names of people, animals, places and things
SINGULAR NOUNS • Singular means that there is ONE of something • The singular form is used when referring to ONE person, animal, thing or idea.
Here are a few examples of SINGULAR NOUNS A ball A car A rabbit
PLURAL NOUNS • Plural means two or more • The plural form is used when referring to TWO or MORE people, animal, things or ideas • Plural nouns are formed in many ways : 1) By adding –s book …. books apple …. apples
2) By adding –es to nouns ending in “-s, -sh, -ch or –z” class …. classes watch ….. watches 3) By changing “–f or –fe” into –ves leaf …. leaves wife …. wives 4) By adding –es to nouns ending in –o tomato …. tomatoes
5) By adding –s to nouns ending in –o radio …. radios piano …. pianos 6) By adding –s to nouns ending in-y boy …. boys monkey …. monkeys 7) By adding –s to nouns ending in –f or –fe roof …. roofs safe …. safes
8) By changing –y into –ies butterfly …. butterflies 9) By changing the inside vowels man …. men tooth …. teeth 10) No change in plural forms (Irregular) sheep …. sheep deer …. deer
11) By adding –en ox …. oxen child …. children 12) Some nouns are used only in plural scissors spectacles trousers clothes 13) Some plural forms are only used in the singular news mathematics furniture
Exercise 1 • Write down the singular of each words. e.g cities – city • Matches – • Children – • Sheep – • Glasses – • Boxes -
Exercise 2 • Write down the plural of each words e.g mouse – mice • Wife – • Baby – • Ox – • Thief - • Potato -
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